Job losses

    According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, around 14 crore Indians lost employment during the lockdown. More than 45% households across the nation have reported a sudden and unexpected drop in income levels.

 

Tuitions

   On an average, private tuition raises education expenses by 53% in urban areas and 75% in rural parts.

 

Pending cases

   Cases drag on in courts in India for years together. With over 3.4 crore pending cases, ours is reportedly one of the slowest judicial systems in the world.

 

Young Indians

   About 1.3 billion of India’s population is under the age of 25.

 

Netizens

   In India, over 1.5 million schools have been closed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, affecting 286 million children from pre-primary to secondary levels,....

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